windsheild

Hi and welcome. I have had an RTV for many years and have considered a windshield but never got quite cold enough to fork out the big bucks for a glass one. I go through way too many limbs and such to go with glass though. The other day, a limb came half way through the cab and just under the console. There are several types of "plexiglass" and non yellowing types but I have only read about them and don't know firsthand. Others may chime in before long. Good Luck, bordercollie
 
bgring said:
From what I found out so far looks like glass is the way to go what do you think
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It largely depends on what your machine might be subjected to. Like bordercollie said, a lot of things would break glass. A glass shop might make some suggestions, but if your not in a hurry some of the other members here would have much better suggestions than I could. Somebody should be by before too many more hours.
Good luck!
 
Glass windshield

It took me a long time to cough up the cash for the Kubota glass windshield, after years without and a few attempt's at a plexi, lexan (scratching/no wiper)nothing compares to the glass and having a wiper. I use my rtv for hauling wood rocks and crusing trails have had several limbs smash against the tempered glass, its strong trust me, tempered glass is most susceptible to getting hit on the edge to brake it easy.
 
bgring:

What type of windshield? Depends...! Mostly how you plan on using your RTV and the depth of your pocketbook. Glass, plastic or Lexan all have their strong points as well as weak points. Glass breaks and plastic scratches. One of the more interesting windshield ideas seen here on the Forum was the use of the shrink type plastic used to winterize house windows. Just stretch that material across your front roll bars and heat it with a hair dryer to draw it tight.
Keifer
 
Thanks for all of the suggestion, I sure I will have many more question this is a great site.
Thanks again
bgring
 
On Mine I made a 1/8 inch steel frame with tabs on it to screw on the roll bar and took it to the auto glass shop and thay installed safty glass like on cars into the frame for me
It cost be 95 for the glass and about 15 bucks for the steel and i walded it together.
It has been on the machine 2 years now and has been problem free.I also picked up a wiper motor setup off ebay for 25 bucks and installed it on the drivers side.
 
Just went for a nice ride in my old 04 900. Nice when its not 113 out. Even nicer not having a windshield but I guess if you get hit in the face by snow and hail you might want one.
 
Just purchased a glass windscreen and orange metal roof from the dealer. $1200 for the lot. These are manufactured by Curtis, Installation was about 45 minutes. Very happy with the setup. Only problem now is the dust is pulled in through the back screen, guess I need a window in back now.
 
Have glass in the front.
Have glass slider in back.
Love 'em .........


When I trailer my RTV. It travels backwards on my RTV.
 

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I've had plexiglass (or Lexan) and I've had Kubota's glass windshield (made by Curtiss Industries). My suggestion: go with the glass windshield. It would take too long to list the problems of plexiglass ... scratching, scarring, blurring, etc. If you try real hard, you can bust the glass ... but you have to try real hard, such as by making a sharp turn in pine saplings, with a sapling getting bent back by the bumper as the RTV rolls toward it, then snapping back like a spring and hammering the lower left edge of the windshield, which was in the pushed-out position. It was my own stupidity. I'll stick with glass.
 
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